Glossary

English Literature
BLOOD BROTHERS
1: Etched: to produce (something, such as a pattern or design) on a hard material by
eating into the material's surface.
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and they were engraved in his memory.

2: Indivisible:  not able to be divided into parts.

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3: Insufferable: too extreme to bear; intolerable.

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4: Sibilant: making or characterized by a hissing sound.

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5: Gossamer: a light, thin, and insubstantial or delicate material or substance.

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6: Languidly: slowly and with little energy, often in an attractive way:

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7: Disdain: the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or

respect.

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8: Macabre: disturbing because concerned with or causing a fear of death.
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9: Intrepidity: the fact or quality of being resolutely fearless or dauntless; bold

courage
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10: Solace: comfort or consolation in a time of distress or sadness

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11: Arrant: complete, utter.

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12: Overture: an initiative toward agreement or action

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13: Morbid: characterized by an unusual interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects,

especially death and disease.

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14: Sauntered: walk in a slow, relaxed manner.

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15: Blithe: showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to

be callous or improper.

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